and he would paddle up. i would try to avert eye contact because i know it would be a five-hour discussion, but he would paddle up and begin to tell a story. i would catch a wave, paddle back out, tony would still be talking as if i had never left. i would catch another wave, come back out, he would still be talking. this went on and on until another firefighter who was surfing paddled up and said i never thought i would pray for a shark attack, but

(applause) he wields the paddle like picasso wielded a paddle.on't have to tell you, that was mark on ons-- ornstein master of the high needle axle position and gold medalist in the national freestyle canoe competition. i'm such a fan i even have his rookie card. it is superrare in that it doesn't exist. there's nothing on here. of course this is the most exciting time of year for freestyle canoe dancing. what was cringe el fever the annual european freestyle and canadian smile style paddle event in germany and western pennsylvania solo rendezvous, this is when champions are born or possibly drown de-- depending on wh conditions this year my money is on the promptsing joum jonathan hammond. many predict will go all the way. i was captivated by his performance to phantom of the opera at the 2007 midwest freestyle competition . that is what is killing the broadway musical. not enough small craft boating. the point is, nation, we'll be following canoe dancing all summer long. this is our fourth this is what we care about now. and believe me, this hi

it took him 215,000 paddle strokes, over five days and nights.e said the most difficult part was being out on the open sea alone. really? a look at your national and regional weather here's bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. good morning to you. >> i would like to see the sharks as they circle you. >> can you imagine? >> no, i can't. >> put me on a boat. >> a paddle board. good morning, everyone. yesterday in phoenix, arizona, if you thought it was hot, it was, we had 115 degrees, and that was the hottest temperature in the last two years. so that was a significant day. now, as far as what's going on out there on the west coast, rain. this is very unusual. the storm like this, upper-level lows dropped down from alaska and now it is bringing rainfall. widespread across coastal northern california and southern portions of oregon. and the rainy pattern will stay with us for a day or two. the storm system will not get down here to the deep south, all the way to the desert southwest, still very hot once again today. but definitely cool

he finished the crossing last night spending 5 days and nights on 14 foot paddle board. trip required more than 21 215,000 paddle strokes. 41-year-old says just something that he was inspired to do. >>> that's hard work right there. >> how do you eat, sleep. >> mike up next with sports. >> all right guys. upset monday at wimbledon. warriors hopefully im paragraph the roster with 3 new draft pick. we introduce to you next in roster with 3 new draft pick. we introduce to you next in sports. you can see these sweehoney clustery things have fiber? fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? uh, try the number one! i've never heard of that. [ wife ] it's great. it's a sweet honey cereal, you'll love it. are you guys alright? yeah. [ male announcer ] half a days worth of fiber. not that anyone has to know. fiber beyo recognition. fibeone. warrior introduce 3 newest members of the roster today in oakland. johnson jenkins and tyler. thompson is a 6 foot 7 inch shooting guard and he can shoot and led the season last

athletes paddle like crazy to get to the finish line first. >> the two people who sit in the front on the right and the left are called the pacers or the strokers. they are responsible for setting the pace and the drummer is responsible for making sure they're always synchronized. >> since this was only a practice, we didn't have a drummer on board. but that didn't stop the team from working on the all-important rhythm. timing is everything. experts say being able to paddle in proper cadence is more important than strength. >> the sport traces its roots back to ancient china. according to legend, some fishermen raced to save a famous poet from drowning festivals are still held in his memory. in competition, the boats are all decked out like dragons. traditionally the symbol of water, the dragon represents power and prosperity. originally, only men competed. >> like i would hear like stories from my uncle and he would be like "back in china we like dragon boats all strong guys. you're girls, like how do you have the strength?" and i was like -- "ugh, we can do it too." >> in fact, ther

spent 5 day and fight on a 14 foot paddle boar board.ed more than 215,000 paddle stroke if you can imagine. 41-year-old says it was just something that he was inspired to do. he got it done. boy that's an athlete. >> i tell you. shark bait to me. if takeoff upset at wimbledon on super mon. we serve them up. warriors introduce the 3 draft choices today in oakland. happy to be here and share that with us next in  our planes start flying when it's dark. and they don't stop flying until it's dark again. flying all day, every day. you deserve our best. that's why there's so many flight options. [ webber ] southwest airlines has seven daily nonstop flights from the bay area to chicago midway to fit your schedule. ♪ hey, we're on your schedule, not ours. there will be another one back here in a second, just watch. what did i tell you -- there's another one. [ ding ] you. >> coming up tonight 7 news at 11:00. what republicans are saying about the democrat state budget deal and look at some of the big cuts in the spending

i was in the back, and we both paddle together, and one thing i wanted to say is if you bike to school or anywhere, make sure to always wear a helmet. make sure to be safe, and of course, have fun, right? in terms of interesting jobs, this has to be one of the most interesting jobs. you work on a whole host of issues all year round, and you meet so many interesting people around the way, so i really enjoyed that.

more than 30 juniors and seniors paddled around the swimming pool in homemade cardboard boats. >> that was hard work. >> i think it says a lot about people. we had 15 layers. >> reporter: making physics fun is the goal of their teachers. >> i wanted to encourage more young women to pursue careers in science and engineering. >> reporter: she has one of only six teachers chosen to fly on sofia, and observatory for infrared astronomy. it has a side door that opens, revealing the largest telescope in the world. >> is part of a mission. it is kind of like an "i'm going to disneyland!" kind of experience. >> the students had better test scores, and that is what we are trying to do. >> reporter: she will start her a 10 hour flights friday night and be studying how solar systems are formed. maureen naylor, channel 2 news. >>> the new york yankees wrapped up a two-game series against the a's. that is probably good news for the a's. the yankees had a 4-2 lead and the yankees won 4-2. >>> when the basketball's most colorful characters as says he is hanging up his hightops. shaq tweeted today that

it requires more than 215,000 paddle strokes. the 41-year-old says it was just something he was inspired to do. like some of rus inspired to watch football from our couches on sunday. >> yeah. sitting down. >> comfortably. >> who would want to do that? staying indoors today watching tv may not be bad to do to get out of the rain. mike? >> anything to stay dry, might as well. not used to it in june. we're rolling through the north bay, trying to push ever so slowly to marin county. because storms are moving southwest to northeast, the batch of clouds are moving north west to southeast. the low is accelerating overnight. stopping here and then it will pick up more speed to push showers all the way through our neighborhood during the mid-morning to mid-afternoon hours. a lot of drizzle out there to con tepid with. along the -- contend with. along the coast like east bay hills. organized wet weather through the north bay. 50s to 60s in mountain view and antioch. the last area to receive the rain is warmest. antioch, livermore, morgan

we will see some paddle boaters going by. high temperatures at this late however, we had some cloud cover a good part of the day that held temperatures in the 70s most of the day. right around 5:00 we shot up into 980s. not too much of a sun burn. here is what we are thinking tonight, easing back into the 70s by 9:00. 71 at 11. then the middle 60s which feel really good this time of year. right now, 82. that's that high temperature with variable winds at 7 miles an hour. a handful of thunderstorms are developing across west virginia. . there is instability in the atmosphere. that is like the gasoline laying around to ignite the thunderstorm. there wasn't much time today to sparm the storm so i think we will have a pretty quiet night. as i mentioned, beautiful start to the week with lots of sunshine. not too hot. we aren't going to see too much rain at all, at least for the first part of the week. we have that midweek sizzle in terms of middle and upper 90s. here is a look. sterling, 79. we are in the middle, lower 80s at reag

i was in the back, and we both paddle together, and one thing i wanted to say is if you bike to school or anywhere, make sure to always wear a helmet. make sure to be safe, and of course, have fun, right? in terms of interesting jobs, this has to be one of the most interesting jobs. you work on a whole host of issues all year round, and you meet so many interesting people around the way, so i really enjoyed that. >> i'm your host of "culturewire," and today, here at electric works in san francisco. nice to see you today. thanks for inviting us in and showing us your amazing facility today. >> my pleasure. >> how long has electric works been around? >> electric works has been in san francisco since the beginning of 2007. we moved here from brisbane from our old innovation. we do printmaking, gallery shows, and we have a fabulous retail store where there are lots of fun things to find. >> we will look at all of that as we walk around. it is incredible to me how many different things you do. how is it you identify that san francisco was in need of all these different services? >> it came

i was in the back, and we both paddle together, and one thing i wanted to say is if you bike to school or anywhere, make sure to always wear a helmet. make sure to be safe, and of course, have fun, right? in terms of interesting jobs, this has to be one of the most interesting jobs. you work on a whole host of issues all year round, and you meet so many interesting people around the way, so i really enjoyed that. within our population there are people who simply do not have access to the internet, who do not have the means to access information the way that others have, and i think that it's really imperative for government to make sure that we play a role in closing that technological divide. so you have to strike that balance between maintaining that character, but also welcoming in the new people who bring their own -- >> absolutely. >> so i love that. i love that mix, that balance that comes with it. it's hard to strike the right balance, but -- >> it really is. >> but it's there. >> i was born in guatemala and came to this country as a kid. i was brought here by my parents. and es

water rescue crews are equiped with boats, rescue gear and other paddle gear. >> authorities spotted stodler around 1:00 on the side of saint john mountain. he sent several text mess edge iss to his girlfriend out of state overnight saying he was lost somewhere on the 67-foot mountain and in need of help. bad weather delayed a search for a few hours, but once the skies cleared, a helicopter spotted him sitting on a rock. we are told he is tired and a bit dehydrated, but overall in pretty good shape. >>> the city of san jose today took the drastic step of imposing pay cuts on four groups of city workers. the council voted 8-3 to impose the 10% cuts in total pay and benefits. believing is it -- believing it will help. six other unions have agreed to the cuts. the threat of layoffs looms, but the city cannot impose a contract on police and firefighters. they have yet to reach a deal with the city. >> the management of san francisco's muni and the transit workers union agreed on a three-year contract that is expected to save the city $21 million. the deal freezes wages for operators and

one paddle at a time. >>> welcome back. time now 5:55.fistfight between two passengers on a flight between dulles and d.c. area resulted in a fighter jet from the air force escorting that plane and had to make an emergency landing. the fight started when one passenger reclined his seat back which made the person behind him furious. that led to a fistfight. the crews managed to break it up but the pilot had to radio in that incident and return to dulles airport. >> negative. passenger is not secured at this time. the passenger has settled down though. but an assault has taken place. at this time he is not secured. >> in order to make that emergency landing that 767 had to dump most of its fuel. the police later determined despite all of the fighting no charges will be filed. >>> sheriff's deputies in mendocino county say a diver who went missing over the weekend is now presumed dead. investigators say 37-year-old william kim of los angeles was diving with a friend when the two got caught in breaking surf near fort bragg. the coast guard re

i was in the back, and we both paddle together, and one thing i wanted to say is if you bike to school or anywhere, make sure to always wear a helmet. make sure to be safe, and of course, have fun, right? in terms of interesting jobs, this has to be one of the most interesting jobs. you work on a whole host of issues all year round, and you meet so many interesting people around the way, so i really enjoyed that. >> happy arbor day, everyone. we have a lot of volunteers from the richmond district center. i grew up in the california area, ended up at uc-davis. i made my way out to san francisco in 1984 when i was a college student. i remember growing up on clement street. i have always lived around in richmond area, just being around a unique area of the richmond, discovering san francisco in the 1980's. >> i am hoping we can not support small businesses like this because they are the unique character that makes neighborhoods like this so rich and lively to live in. >> i have also been active as a community organizer. i worked at the chinese progressive association. i also worked at the

valerio's family tells ktvu channel 2 news it plans a separate memorial paddle-out to spread his ashes. valerio was an avid surfer. no date or location has been sit yet. >>> the investigation into the -- set yet. >>> the investigation into the fatal fire is in its third day and will continue through the night. we have the story live from san francisco and diamond heights where the loss of this second firefighter is felt there as well. >> reporter: here on berkeley way there's an engine and fire personnel still outside the house you can see. investigators have been inside all day. this inquiry is especially painstaking now that two men have died. engines navigate the same narrow road they raced up thursday morning. now the pace to this road is somber and deliberate to find out why two beloved and veteran firemen died here. >> so far we looked at everything was done textbook. just like the book it was going perfect and then the thing blew, reached that temperature and blew and nothing you could do. >> reporter: so far nothing unusual jumps out about the house or its contents except that

he plans to paddle eight hours a day. his goal is to raise relief money for the red cross. is that relaxing? or is it a workout? >> it's like a modern-day huckleberry finn. but on one of those surfboards. >> i like it. >> eight hours a day for three months. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everybody else, "america this morning" continues. 4-hour , i get prescription strength relief from my allergy symptoms. it's the brand allergists recommend most. ♪ lilly and i are back on the road again, where we belong. with zyrtec® i can love the air®. [ male announcer ] get up to $6 in savings on zyrtec® products at zyrtectv.com. i feel like i have to wind myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, the lack of energy. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor about pristiq -- a prescription medicine proven to treat depression. pristiq is thought to work by affecting the levels of two chemicals in the brain -- serotonin and norepinephrine. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior, or thoughts of suic

. >> i would be paddling to shore. >> and we have changes coming up here.w clouds and fog still extending into the bay right now and it is slow to burn off today. and still we will try to break things up. the valley is looking good. and the sunshine there. an really some comfortable temperatures. around the bay area right now. except out toward the coastline. it is still staying cool in spots and that's the reason why, the low clouds and drizzle and out over the city of san francisco, we're still very gray outside. indeed, we are going to see the cool temperatures coast side today. 50s right now. only 50 degrees in pacifica. and look well inland. the temperatures are soaring into the 70s in many spots right now. so a huge difference in temperatures, and even continuing toward the afternoon and maybe some mid 80s in some of the warmer spots inland and out at the coastline, temperatures are in the mid-50s. 30-degree difference. that is something else. tonight, you're going to see them partly cloudy skies again and the low clouds and fog roll back onshore with

they are literally paddling down the streets trying to get to their homes. to make matters worse here, the river is still rising. >>> also ahead, serena williams claims she was snubbed at wimbledon after her match was moved to another less popular, less prestigious court. she is not the only one disappointed. and see a phone call. now, we can take a classroom anywhere, hold an entire bookstore, and touch the stars. because now...there's this. i don't always have time to eat like i should. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes, which can help lower a1c. [ male announcer ] glucerna. helping people with diabetes find balance. >>> seven minutes past the hour here on the cnn saturday morning. what you are seeing is somebody having to paddle down the road. this is not a river. this is a road in a neighborhood. this is what people are having to do in north dakota where flood waters in minot are at an all-time high. they are actually getting higher. this is the souris river. it is causing problems. i

i was in the back, and we both paddle together, and one thing i wanted to say is if you bike to school or anywhere, make sure to always wear a helmet. make sure to be safe, and of course, have fun, right? in terms of interesting jobs, this has to be one of the most interesting jobs. you work on a whole host of issues all year round, and you meet so many interesting people around the way, so i really enjoyed that. >> hello. and welcome to "need your district supervisor -- meet your district supervisor." supervisors campos is our supervisor for this week. welcome. thank you for joining us today. tell us about your background. where you grew up, went to school? >> sure. i was born in guatemala. i was brought here by my parents. i grew up in l.a., and then moved up to the bay area, and i went to stanford. i came back after law school. my background for the first few years was as a practicing attorney. i worked in the private sector for a number of years. and then i worked for the city as a deputy city attorney and then became general counsel of the school district of san francisco and thro

their suggestion is to simply legalize drugs if we're not also did raise the fact that a part of the paddle a panel of who came up with this report includes the former u.n. secretary general kofi annan as well as the former presidents of brazil mexico and colombia and he said that if we look at the drug policy with during the coffee and leadership of the u.n. it has been a failure so he doesn't think that this report should be taken seriously he didn't dismiss it. right there well i mean i'm on our web site r.t. dot com we are asking you if soft drugs should be legalized let's look at how the opinions that if i were there right now and a third of respondents believe that it will stop drug lords from cashing in from hard drugs the majority however thinks that the move will not affect the use of hard drugs like twenty five percent of the opinion that legalizing drugs will boost their use and no one is for the all out that not want to watch the dot com and you can join in the debate as well. now the european commission has criticized russia's decision to ban imported vegetables from europe in

lot of money on the anti drug effort now if we're not also did raise the fact that a part of the paddle a panel of who came up with this report includes the former u.n. secretary general kofi annan as well as the former presidents of brazil mexico and colombia and he said that if we look at the drug policy during the coffee and i'm sorry leadership of the u.n. it has been a failure so he doesn't think that this report should be taken seriously he did it dismiss it now with regard to the suggestion. the reports are looking into alternatives sure russia is certainly doing that and has been doing that but it is unlikely that the country is going to go as far as legalizing the actual drugs. right ted thanks very much for bringing us the latest on this. and a major fire has broken out at an ammunition storage depo in central russia triggering explosions and injuring fifty two two elderly people have died from heart attack said to have been brought on by the incident military personnel at the side and local residents have been evacuated to safety and that's around thirty thousand people are a

jets that remove excess water as theflow into the frye they stay here for a couple of minutes as paddles gently distribute them in contact with the oil evenly. they are moved, cooled, salted, flavored, and then passed through a computer to check for any imperfections. then they are sent on to their journey into a b that will hopefully find its way into a ste ar you soon. >> i eat at least a bag day. i walk it off. >> they go through about 50,000 pods of kern county potatoes a day at california chips, but each one is needed because it takes about 100 pounds of potatoes to make just 25 pounf potato chips. that's no smallotatoes. for "california country", i'm tracy sellers. so now thawe've learned about a couple of varieties of potatoes, the next question is what do we do with them? here's the chef with a couple of ideas for you. >> hi. i'm richard sluzarz, chef here at the grand hyatt san francisco. and one of the-- what we're gonna talk about today,r what we're gonna prepare today is mashed potatoes. and why--why we're gonna do mashed potatoes, it's something that is a very simple thing,

. >> i didn't think we were able to paddle out and reach them because they kept floating out farther. but i said we have to try. >> reporter: the coast guard and alameda firefighters arrived ten minutes later. >> we put three swimmers on the water and got there relatively quickly. they got there right as we got there. >> reporter: the alameda fire department has been criticized for failing to rescue a suicidal man from drowning because their water rescue certification wasn't up to date. >> i'm through day one and i have day two tomorrow. it's pretty ironic that we have a rescue between those two days. >> reporter: samuelson is one the firefighters getting certified for water rescue. a senior captain can now make on the scene decisions. >> we can actually go and do the things that a lot of us got in to do but our policy was restricted. >> reporter: the rescuers were for the most part unharmed. just cold, a father's day they will not soon forget. patti lee. >>> another water emergency today in oak land. once oakland fire and alameda crews put out the fire they launched a search who woul

hundred guests are invited for this type of ceremonies and the food is being cooked outside in special paddles that's why it requires gas chemistries and lawn over these gas can is to use exploded and seriously injuring a significant number of people and so does very well saying over four hundred guests were invited but at the time of the blast only one hundred were present in the yard near the residential area so the scale of those accidents could have been bigger. thanks very much indeed for that live update reader question of reporting from russia's republican in office have you. planet update you on some other world news in brief in our world update this hour triple blasts have been heard at a police station under attack by militants in the northwest of pakistan at least ten officers are reportedly being killed some two thousand others are believed to be trapped inside the compound it's just the latest assault in recent weeks involving teams of armed insurgents targeting security forces no group has claimed responsibility but the taliban have carried out similar attacks in the past. two ye

their suggestion is to simply legalize drugs even off also did raise the fact that a part of the paddle panel of who came up with this report includes the former u.s. secretary general kofi annan as well as the former presidents of brazil mexico and colombia and he said that if we look at the drug policy during the. coffee anon said leadership of the un it has been a failure so he doesn't think that this report i'm should be taken seriously he did dismiss it now with regard to the suggestion other reports are looking into alternatives sure russia is certainly doing that and has been doing that but it is unlikely that the country is going to go as far as legalizing the actual drugs. according to bear in mind as always more on our web site that's dot com here's what's on the lot for you online right now but have notes saying quote i have all smile russia has become fifth in the world in terms of super rich families all of it gloomy poverty statistics. and the silence of the lambs or in this case gold scouts and any other ukrainian city has officially banned them from making noise might fi

was feel of approval you need to love me or do you not finally signed the deal keep the paddle rushing national i said thanks to the sochi winter olympic. gold and gold twenty two year old valued sanguine l.p.g. a championship to cover youngest golf maybe the female to win all four majors but first tennis where world number one caroline wozniacki and williams sisters all went crashing out in a shock filled fourth round at wimbledon for the finest marion bartoli seemed to be the happiest woman at the all england club ok the best of her day to outgoing champion serena williams the french woman survived a close second set tie break for. two hours to celebrate a six three seven six victory. of course i'm extremely happy about that i did today considering playing in syria i don't know how many times she wins there but you know she's extremely tough to beat so of course it's a great performance but tomorrow is another day so i have to stay extremely focused so not taking too far ahead i think i did really well rumored was being able to come back in employee and when samantha. impeaches reall

i climbed into the canoe and swept the paddle across the water, setting a wake across the mirror of stars. i'd like to show you some images from this place. this place being the southwest where i have spent my entire life. i don't know how far i've walked out there. i don't know how many pairs of boots that i've gone through where i've taken needles and dental floss and sewed the leather back together. i don't know how long i've been walking out there. and miles don't matter, days don't matter. it all adds up into this, into movement, into walking through the labyrinth that's opened up into the ground. finding places, places to camp behind cliffs that have fallen, finding sanctuary, places where the wind won't touch you, places that are eroded out of the earth like bones. everything is revealed in the desert. there are no questions out there. there's just ground, solid ground, opened layer after layer after layer. some people come back from, say, the edge of the grand canyon and they say it makes them feel small. i understand that but i think it may be a misconception. it may be that it's

i was in the back, and we both paddle together, and one thing i wanted to say is if you bike to school or anywhere, make sure to always wear a helmet. make sure to be safe, and of course, have fun, right? in terms of interesting jobs, this has to be one of the most interesting jobs. you work on a whole host of issues all year round, and you meet so many interesting people around the way, so i really enjoyed that. supervisor mirkarimi: i think that the deliberations that came out of the last few months on the question of tax breaks and tax reform have helped us arrive at a particular place that gives us this entree to determining, maybe with our toe in the water, of what it might look like to actually recall tax structure. for most of my adult life, i have spent completely here in san francisco. now about 27 years. i was born in chicago. my father had emigrated from iran to go to school in chicago where he met my mother when he was attending university of chicago. that is where i was born. my mother, growing up in that -- growing up for me in the 1960's and 1970's -- was very involved i

legalize you can debate marijuana but that's not going to solve a problem because there could be paddling in methamphetamine heroin cocaine if you legalize each of those there are going to continue to increase consumption of those problems in our society and i don't think anybody really wants to legalize methamphetamine or or cocaine or heroin that's not the solution this is a commitment to reducing illegal drugs we've had success and they are certainly we need to make improvements but let's don't throw this out and say let's legalize everything so anything about that jeffrey what would you legalize if you legalize everything across the board. i would legalize everything across the board so let me agree with mr hutchinson that just legalizing marijuana is a relatively small issue in terms of all the ancillary negatives of black markets and corruption and and violence huge fraction of all those negatives that we associate with the illegal drug trade they are due to other drugs not mainly to marijuana so we really do have to have an honest conversation about all these other drugs where i re

so, we were paddling, we were close to the end of the course, and i remember paddling and then instantlyto the water. the water is extremely powerful, and i could feel myself crashing against the rocks. >> is that shawn i see reaching for you to bring you up? >> yes, it was shawn and jeff who pulled me in. and i actually ended up fracturing my right foot. but it was definitely the most terrifying experience i've ever been through. >> the two of you ended up back in the boat and then jeff, you guys end up in the water next. correct? >> correct. you know, it was all a blur, seeing courtney and anna in the water was terrifying. next thing you know, i'm trying to comfort courtney and kind of ended up in the water fighting for my life. >> and shawn, i know that one of the things that keeps you in whitewater rafting is if somebody falls out of the boat, control the boat. was it essentially a loss of control of the boat that kept you all in the water at this point? >> why, i believe so. because, you know, we're trying to stay with one another, and i think with the gals initially it was safe to

grounds their suggestion is to simply legalize drugs ivanoff also did raise the fact that a part of the paddle panel of who came up with this report includes the former u.n. secretary general kofi annan as well as the former presidents of brazil mexico and colombia and he said that if we look at the drug policy we during the coffee are not leadership of the u.n. it has been a failure so he doesn't think that this report should be taken seriously he did it dismissive. and on our website artie dot com we're asking if soft drugs should be legalized let's look at how opinions are divided there right now we can see the results on the screen for keep percent of all respondents believe that it will stop drug lords from cashing in on hard drugs georgie however i think that the move will not affect the use of hard drugs and ten percent of it at the moment are thinking that opinion that legalizing drugs will boost their use and five percent are in favor of them all. log on to r.t. dot com so you too can join the debate and be good to hear from the. international bankers who reportedly wasted billions of

their suggestion is to simply legalize drugs even off also did raise the fact that a part of the paddle panel of who came up with this report includes the former u.n. secretary general kofi annan as well as the former president of brazil mexico and colombia and he said that if we look at the drug policy during the coffee announce the leadership of the u.n. it has been a failure so he doesn't think that this report i'm should be taken seriously he did dismiss it. reporting right now let's watch out some other world news headlines for you this hour and there are conflicting reports that the president of yemen has either been killed or wounded the government denies the president is dead but it confirms there's been an assassination attempt to position has attacked his residence killing at least four people and injuring a senior official the country's been in a state of virtual civil war since president saleh refused to step down from power three months ago. greece has agreed in principle to a second bailout package from the european union the international monetary fund the government over

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